The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 2059
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
1:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1684
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 66.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.52° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.82° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.